Target



Dec. 13, 192 7.

S. STEINBERG ET AL TARGET Filed Sept. 24, 1927 3 sheets-sheet l Dec. 13, 1927.

s.- STEINBERG ET AL TARGET Filed Se t. 24. 1927 3 s t -she t 2 Dec. 13, 1927. 1,652,688

s. STEINBEBG ET AL TARGET Filed Sept. 24, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,652,688- PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL STEINBERG min EMANUEL J. BOYLLER, or ew HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; SAID BOYLER ASSIGNOR T SAID srnmnmte.

TARGET.

new. filed September 24, 1927.. Serial in. 221,782.

This invention relates to an improvement in targets and has for its object the production of a target which will indicate a hit through the opening through which the missle has passed, whereby the marksman is readily and accurately informed of the effect of his shots. 7

With this object in View, our invention consists in a target characterized by a faceplate provided with an aperture, a movable indicator mounted back of the said faceplate and normally urged into registration with the opening therein, and a latch arranged in line with the said, aperture for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration with the aperture.

Our invention further consists in a target characterized as above and having certain details of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims. In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a view in frontelevation of a target constructed in accordance with our invention;

improved target with the back-plate re-[ moved; A

Fig. 5 is an enlarged broken detailed sectional view on the line 5-5 of. Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of one of the latches;

Fig. 7 is a corresponding view of one of the indicators; and

Fig. 8 is a broken detailed sectional view of a modified form which the indicator and latch mechanism may assume.

In carrying out our invention as herein shown, we employ a face-plate 10, an intermediate or mouting-plate 11 and a backplate 12, all three of which are triangular in form and have their edges connected by means of two complementary side-plates 1313 and a bottom-plate 1 1.

The faceplate 10, as shown, is formed with a plurality of symmetrically-arranged apertures 15 in line with each of which is a similar aperture 16 formed in the intermediate or mounting-plate 11 aforesaid. Suspended back of each of the apertures 1 in the mounting-plate, by means of a horizontal pin 17 and a pair of rearwardlyturned ears 1?, is a plate-like sheet-metal latch 18, which is adapted to swing upon the said pin toward and away from the rear face of the plate 11 and has its lower end positioned to receive the impact of a pro ectile entering through the apertures 15 and 16, as will be hereinafter described;

The upper half of the said latch is rearwardly oli'set, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 6, to form a horizontal latching-shoulder 19, while its extreme upper end is formed on opposite sides with two forwardly-projecting suspension-ears 20, through which the pin 17 aforesaid passes, so as to suspend the latch with capacity for swinging movement toward and away from the rear face of the mounting-plate 11.

The latching-shoulder of a latching-flange 21 rearwar'dly-offsetting from a pivotal sheet-metal indicator 22 formed with an offsetting mounting-arm 23, the outer end of which is perforated for the reception of a rivet 24 by means of which the said latch is pivotally mounted upon the rear face of the mounting-plate 11 with capacity for rockingmovement in a plane parallel therewith. At a point opposite the perforated arm 23, the indicator 22 is formed with a hook-like guide-finger 25 which projects forwardly through a segmental guideslot 26 formed in the mounting-plate 11-. Each of the said latches 22 is also formed with a rearwardly and downwardly-extending resetting-finger 27 to which is pivotally connected a resetting-rod 28. the lower end of which reciprocates in a guide-plate 29 and is rearwardly offset and terminates in a loop 30 for the purpose as will hereinafter appear.

In the use of our improved target, the marksman employs any suitable missile and aims at the center of any given one of the apertures 15 in the face-plate 10. If the missile follows its intended course, it will pass through the chosen aperture 15 and also through the aligned aperture 16 in the mounting-plate 11 and strike the lower end of the latch 18, with the effect of swinging the same rearward and disengaging its latching-shoulder 19 from the latching-flange 21 of the indicator thereby permitting the latter to swing downward by gravity, so that 19 of the latch 18 aforesaid is adapted to engage the underface its outer end registers with its complementary aperture 16 and hence with the aligned aperture 15. Preferably, the outer end of the indicator will bear on its forward face a numeral or other suitable marking, which will, at this time, be exposed through the apertures 15 and 16, through which the missile has just passed.

The indicator, released as described above, may be reset by an upward force applied to the looped outer end of its resetting-rod 28, either directly or by means of a cord or chain. When the indicator has been so lifted, the pivotal latch 18 will swing forward .toward the rear face of the mountingplate 11 and interpose its latching-shoulder 19 beneath the latching-flange 21 of the 1ndicator and so prevent the descent of the latter until such time as the latch has been again swung rearward by the impact of a missile.

Under certain conditions, it may be desired to collectively reset such of the indicators as have been released by the marksman. For this purpose, we provide a lionzontal resetting-bar 31 rocking at its forward edge upon the bottom-plate 14. By applying downward force to the outer end of a rod-like handle 32 secured to the central portion of the forward edge of the said resetting-bar, the same may be rocked so as to cause its rear edge to engage the rearwardlyoffsetting lower ends of such of the resettingrods 28 as may be in their depressed position and so cause the latter to move upward,

with the effect of resetting the respective indicators to which they are plvoted, as

shown by broken lines in Fig. 2. I

Fig. 8, the indicator 33 is of right-angle,

form and comprises a vertical arm 3A and a rearwardly-projecting arm 35. The saidindicator is mounted for vertical reciprocation directly back of the front-plate by means of a guideway 36, in which the vertical arm 3-1 has sliding movement and which itself is mounted upon transverse-rods 37 and 38.

The weight of the said indicator 33 is sufficient to urge it into registration with the aperture in the face-plate. This tendency to move into registration, however, is normally prevented by a sheet-metal latch 39 rocking upon a transverse bar 40 and engaging the underface of the rearwardly-projecting arm 35 of the latch.

A missile, passing through the aperture 15 in the face-plate 10, will rock the latch 39 rearward and permit the descent of the indicator by gravity into registration with the said aperture, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 8 referred to. The indicator 33 may be reset by means of a cord 41, which is secured to the rear end of the arm 42 forming part of the indicator-member.

A \Ve claim:

therein; and a latch arranged in line with the said aperture for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith;

whereby the passage of a missile through the said aperture will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating ahit. 1

2(A target, comprising a face-plate; an aperture therein; a mounting-plate located back of said face-plate; a movable indicator carried by said mounting-plate and normally urged into registration with the said aperture; and a latch arranged in line with the said aperture for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith; whereby the passage of a missile through the said aperture will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating a hit. 3

3. A target, comprising a face-plate; an aperture therein; an indicator mounted back of said face-plate for movement in a plane substantially parallel therewith and normally urged into registration with the aperture therein; and a latch also mounted back of said face-plate in line with the. aperture therein for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith and mounted for. movement toward and away from the said face-plate; whereby the passage of a missile through the said aperture will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating a hit.

4;. A target, comprising a face-plate; an aperture therein; a mounting-plate located back of said face-plate; an indicator carried by said mounting-plate for movement in a plane substantially parallel therewith and normally urged into registration with the sa d aperture; and a latch arranged in line with sald aperture for releasably holding said indicator out of registration therewith and mounted for movement toward and away from the said mountiiigplate; whereby the passage of a missile through the said the said apertures for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith and mounted for movement toward and away from the said mounting-plate; whereby the passage of a missile through the said apertures will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating a hit.

7. A target comprising a face-plate; an aperture therein; an indicator pivotally mounted back of said face-plate for movement in a plane substantially parallel there with and normally urged into registration with the aperture therein; and a pivotal latch also mounted back ofsaid face-plate in line with the aperture therein for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith and mounted for movement toward and away from the said faceplate; whereby the passage of a missile through the said aperture will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating a hit.

8. A target, comprising a face-plate; an

aperture therein; a mounting-plate located' back of said face-plate; an aperture in said mounting-plate; an indicator pivotally secured to the said mounting-plate for movement in a plane substantially parallel therewith and normally urged into registration with both of said apertures; and a latch also pivotally secured to the said mounting-plate in line with the said apertures for releasably holding the said indicator out of registration therewith and mounted for movement toward and away from the said mounting-plate; whereby the passage of a missile through the said apertures will cause the indicator to move into registration therewith for indicating a hit;

9. A target, comprising a face-plate; a plurality of apertures therein; a plurality of movable indicators mounted back of said face-plate and normally ur ed into registration with the apertures t erein; a latch for each of thesaid indicators mounted in line with the respective apertures for releasably holding the said indicators out of registration therewith; whereby thepassage of a missile through one-of the said apertures will cause one of said indicators to move into'registration therewith for indicating a hit; individually operable resetting-means for each of said indicators; and a resettingmember adapted to engage the resettingmeans of a plurality of indicators for concurrently moving the same.

In testimony whereof, We have signed this specification.

SAMUEL STEINBERG. EMANUEL J. BOYLER. 

